Alnus serrulata, the hazel alder or smooth alder, is a thicket-forming shrub in the family Betulaceae. It is native to eastern North America and can be found from western Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick south to Florida and Texas.
Form | shrub, tree |
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Fruit type | Catkin |
Fruit color | Brown |
Fruit season | Fall |
Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
Simple/compound | Simple |
Leaf shape | Elliptic, Ovate |
Leaf margin | Serrated |
Venation | Pinnate |
Leaf texture | Hairy Below, Paler below |
Bark color | Brown, Gray |
Bark texture | Fluted, Smooth |
Flower color | brown, green, red |